2013 Mock AIME I Problems/Problem 10
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Problem: Let denote the
th triangular number, i.e.
. Let
and
be relatively prime positive integers so that
Find
.
Solution: Note So we wish to evaluate
It is not difficult to check
. Telescoping, we obtain
Hence,
.